Justin Moss

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Justin Moss

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| number = 4

| position = Power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 240

| league = The League

| team = Nalaikh Bison

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|19}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| high_school = Romulus (Romulus, Michigan)

| college =

Indian Hills CC (2012–2013)
Buffalo (2013–2015)

| draft_year = 2016

| career_start = 2015

| years1 = {{nblcy|2015|start}}–{{nblcy|2016|end}}

| team1 = Orangeville A's

| years2 = 2017–2018

| team2 = Aubenas

| years3 = 2018

| team3 = Tarbes-Lourdes

| years4 = 2019–2020

| team4 = KW Titans

| years5 = 2021

| team5 = Soles de Mexicali

| years6 = 2021

| team6 = Zakho SC

| years7 = 2021

| team7 = Brownstown Bears

| years8 = 2022

| team8 = Detroit Hustle

| years9 = 2022

| team9 = Syracuse Stallions

| years10 = 2023

| team10 = Windsor Express

| years11 = 2023

| team11 = Larre Borges

| years12 = 2023–2024

| team12 = Khasin Khuleguud

| years13 = 2024

| team13 = Cañeros del Este

| years14 = 2024–present

| team14 = Nalaikh Bison

| highlights =

MAC Player of the Year (2015)
First-team All-MAC (2015)
AP honorable mention All-American (2015)

}}

Justin Trevon Moss{{cite web |title=Justin Trevon Moss |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/284231-justin-trevon-moss |website=FIBA Basketball |access-date=December 5, 2024}} (born June 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Nalaikh Bison of The League. He played college basketball with the Buffalo Bulls.{{cite web|title=Justin Moss Bio|url=https://ubbulls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/justin-moss/1296|website=UBBulls.com|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}

Collegiate career

Moss committed to Toledo out of high school but was sidelined before his freshman year after being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition thought to be career-ending.{{cite news|last1=Silka|first1=Zach|title=Heart issue benches UT recruit|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/UT/2011/07/29/Heart-issue-benches-UT-recruit.html|accessdate=April 22, 2015|work=Toledo Blade|date=July 29, 2011}} Despite having an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implanted into his chest, Toledo refused to clear Moss to play but offered to allow him to remain at the school on an athletic scholarship.{{cite web|last1=Parrish|first1=Gary|date=February 3, 2015|title=Justin Moss flourishing at Buffalo despite serious heart condition|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25027729/justin-moss-flourishing-at-buffalo-despite-serious-heart-condition|website=CBSSports.com|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}

As a result, Moss transferred to Indian Hills Community College in Iowa where he played one season before joining his former high school coach Nate Oats at Buffalo for his sophomore season. As a junior in 2015, he was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.{{cite web|title=Justin Moss Player Profile|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Justin-Moss/Summary/57377|website=RealGM|accessdate=March 18, 2015}}{{cite web|date=March 30, 2015|title=Justin Moss Named AP All-America Honorable Mention|url=http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20150330ykpveq|website=UBBulls.com|publisher=University at Buffalo Athletics|accessdate=April 16, 2015|archive-date=April 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416220003/http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20150330ykpveq|url-status=dead}} Moss received the MAC East Player of the Week award twice that season, once for a week which included a double-double against the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.{{cite web|title=2014-15 MAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week|url=http://mac-sports.com/sports/2014/6/24/MBB_0624140643.aspx|website=MAC-Sports.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference|accessdate=April 16, 2015}} At the conclusion of the spring semester, UB Athletics recognized Moss as the most valuable men's basketball player of the season during the Blue and White Awards Show on ESPN3.{{cite web|date=May 3, 2015|title=UB Athletics Holds Blue and White Awards Show|url=http://www.ubbulls.com/general/releases/2014-15/awards|website=UBBulls.com|publisher=University at Buffalo Athletics|accessdate=May 10, 2015}}

In June 2015, shortly after earning Conference Player of the Year honors, Moss and two of his teammates were discovered to have stolen $650 from Buffalo football players. On August 24, 2015, he was dismissed from the University at Buffalo.{{cite news|last1=Goodman|first1=Jeff|title=Buffalo dismisses star Justin Moss|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/13502644/justin-moss-dismissed-buffalo-bulls|access-date=August 27, 2015|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=August 24, 2015}}

Professional career

Moss signed with the Orangeville A's after leaving school.{{cite web|last1=Duff|first1=Bob|title=Bob Duff: Express lose at buzzer in opener|url=https://windsorstar.com/sports/basketball/windsor-express/express-nipped-at-buzzer-in-nbl-canada-opener|website=The Windsor Star|accessdate=December 27, 2015}} Moss was named the league's Player of the Week for the week ending April 3, 2016.{{cite news|title=Justin Moss Named NBLC Player of the Week|url=http://www.nblcanada.com/p/14578/nr/101083/justin-moss-named-nblc-player-of-the-week|accessdate=August 28, 2016|work=www.nblcanada.com}} He finished the season ranked third in the league in rebounds and fourth in points.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dakstats.com/Websync/Pages/Team/TeamPage.aspx?association=60&sg=MBB&sea=NBLMBB_2015&team=19079|title=DakStats WebSync}}

In June 2016, he was invited along with six other players to try out for the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the 2016 NBA draft.{{cite news|last1=Pompey|first1=Keith|title='Nova's Arcidiacono shows the 76ers how he runs the offense|url=http://articles.philly.com/2016-06-22/sports/73926885_1_ryan-arcidiacono-perry-ellis-draft|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910225613/http://articles.philly.com/2016-06-22/sports/73926885_1_ryan-arcidiacono-perry-ellis-draft|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2016|accessdate=August 28, 2016|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network|date=June 22, 2016}}

After the Orangeville franchise folded, Moss played five games for a team in Panama.{{cite news|last1=Le Bolloch|first1=Alan|title=NM1 : Présentation de l'US Aubenas Basket, saison 2017/2018|language=French|url=http://basket-ballworld.fr/nm1-presentation-de-lus-aubenas-basket-saison-20172018/|accessdate=November 16, 2017|work=Basket-BallWorld|date=August 15, 2017}} In July 2017, he signed a contract to play for Aubenas in the third-tier French Nationale Masculine 1 league.{{cite news|title=Aubenas boucle son recrutement avec deux renforts|url=http://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-nm1/aubenas-boucle-son-recrutement-avec-deux-renforts.html|accessdate=November 16, 2017|work=BeBasket|language=French|date=July 14, 2017}}

In 2021, Moss joined Soles de Mexicali of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He averaged 9.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game. On October 21, Moss signed with Zakho SC of the Iraqi Basketball League.{{cite web |last1=Chelidze |first1=Dimitri |title=Zakho adds Moss to their roster, ex Soles |url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Mexico/news/710268/Zakho-adds-Moss-to-their-roster,-ex-Soles |website=Latinbasket |access-date=October 18, 2021 |date=October 18, 2021}} On November 12, he signed with the Brownstown Bears of the Maximum Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Bears tab Justin Moss, ex Zakho |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Iraq/news/715104/Bears-tab-Justin-Moss,-ex-Zakho |website=Asiabasket |access-date=January 3, 2022 |date=November 12, 2021}}

In December 2024, Moss joined the Nalaikh Bison of The League.{{cite web |title=Bison tabs Justin Moss, ex Caneros |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Mongolia/news/905271/Bison-tabs-Justin-Moss-ex-Caneros |website=Eurobasket.com |access-date=December 5, 2024 |date=December 4, 2024}}